This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Saint Cloud, Florida. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The City of St. Cloud is seeking a qualified and experienced contractor for supplemental hauling of municipal solid waste (MSW), which may include construction and demolition (C&D) material and rubber tires, on an as-needed basis. The successful bidder shall prove by their qualifications, experience, and plan for the work, that they will best serve the overall needs of the City. The selection of the successful bidder shall be at the City's discretion and shall be made in a prompt manner after receipt and evaluation of all responses. If you are interested in preparing a response to this ITB, please complete all the requirements set forth in this ITB document. Under the bid process, the stipulations set forth herein are fully binding on the bidder to the extent that you confirm acceptance by your signature on the Respondent's Certification page. All questions shall be addressed in writing and sent via the Portal's Questions and Answers tab. The deadline for submitting questions is 5:00 pm, Friday, February 9, 2024. Questions will not be accepted if received after this date and time. Prohibited Communications Potential bidders shall not communicate in any way with the consultants, elected or appointed officials, City Manager or any City staff, other than Procurement Services personnel, from the time of bid advertisement through and including bid award, except during scheduled pre-bid meetings. Such communication shall result in disqualification. If Bidder has questions regarding the application of Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, to the Contractor's duty to provide public records relating to this contract, contractor shall contact the City's custodian of public records at City Clerk's Office, 1300 9th Street, St. Cloud, Florida 34769, telephone 407-957-7300, email cityclerk@stcloudfl.gov. MINORITY/WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (M/WBE) The City of St. Cloud encourages the full and equitable participation of Minority and Women Business Enterprises (M/WBE) in the procurement of services. Describe the Bidder's plan for utilizing small business, minority, and/or disadvantaged entrepreneurs, and local participation in pre-qualifying vendors and subcontractors, if such a plan exists. BID BOND (NOT APPLICABLE) Bidder may be required to submit a certified check or cashier's check drawn on an acceptable bank, or an acceptable bid bond executed by the Bidder and a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Florida. The value of the bid bond shall be five perfect (5%) of the bid price schedule. When submitting a Bid through the Portal, the Bidder shall provide a copy of the check and express mail the original check to the delivery location provided on the first page of the Solicitation Packet Form. The bid bond guarantee shall be made payable without condition to the City of St. Cloud. The amount of the check or bond may be retained and forfeited to the City of St. Cloud as liquidated damages if the Bid results in a contract award and the Bidder fails to honor the accepted terms. The City of St. Cloud shall return the selected Bidder's bid bond when the Bidder executes the contract and files a satisfactory payment and/or performance bond, if required. The City of St. Cloud may retain the bid bond of the second highest ranked Bidder for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, pending the execution of the contract by the selected Bidder. The City of St. Cloud shall return the bid bond of each unsuccessful Bidder upon request, after the contract is awarded or when the Bid is rejected. PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE BOND (NOT APPLICABLE) The selected Bidder may be required to furnish Payment and Performance Bonds to the City of St. Cloud per Florida Statutes, Section 255.05 equal to 100 percent of the total bid amount as specified in the contract documents. Bond forms will be furnished by the City and only those forms will be used. Per Florida Statute 255.05, upon approval and award of the project, the performance and payment bonds are required to be recorded by the awarded contractor in the public records of Osceola County, Florida. An original or certified copy of the bonds must be returned to the City of St. Cloud Procurement Services Department. A surety company, authorized to do business in the State of Florida and acceptable to the City of St. Cloud, shall sign the bonds. The bonds shall be dated with the actual execution date. With these bonds, the responsible party shall file certified copies of the power of attorney of such attorney-in fact signing the bond on behalf of the surety, and such certificates shall be certified to show that such power of attorney was in effect to and including the date of the actual execution of the bonds. If bonds are required, they shall remain in full force and effect until satisfactory completion of any specified performance guarantee tests, or satisfactory completion of all other contractual requirements, which shall occur last. The City of St. Cloud shall furnish a copy of the selected Bidder's bond to any lienor demanding that bond under the provisions of Florida Statutes.